Garment-fastener.



P. P. AuBUCHON.

GARMENT FASTENER- APPUCATION FILED MAR. 2. 1911.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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PERRY P. All BUCHON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARMENT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25%, 19117..

Application filed March 2, 1917. 7 Serial No. 152,078.

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Be it known that I. PERRY 1. AU BUoHoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have ini'ented a new and useful ltm 'irovement in Garment-Fasteners. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a fastener for garments. gloves, or other articles, and has for its object to provide a snap fastener ofsimpie construction. which can be readily attached to and removed from a garment Without injury to the fabric composing the same.

it consists in features of novelty as hereinafter described and claimed reference being had to the accompanying drawing form inn; part of this specification, Whereon,

Figure 1, is a front view of the button or male part of my improved'fastener; Fig. 2, an edge View thereof; Fig. 3. a front View of the eyelet or female part of the fastener; Fig. 4:, a side edge View thereof; Fig. 5, a longitudinal section through the eyelet on line 5, 5, in Fig. 3; Fig. 6, a cross section through the eyelet on line 6, 6. in Fig. 3; and Fig. 7. a similar View to Figs. 2 and 5 of the button and eyelet connected together or in the fastened position, all the said figures being to enlarged scale.

Like letters and numerals of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

My improved garment fastener comprises a button or male part a and an eyelet or female part Z) which are respectively preferably, integral. The button (2 consists of a preferably, rectangular-shaped base 1 from which projects centrally a preferal'ily, cireiilar shank 2 having a preferably spherical-- shaped (or rounded) head which is diametrically somewhat larger than the shank 2 so as to form a shoulde' at its junction therewith. Through the haso l are suitably arranged perforations t hynhich the button a is sewn to the fabric or the garment r other article to which the fastener is applied.

The eyelet or female part 1) consists of a preferably, rectangular-shaped strip of thin steel or other suitable springy material ha ring flat end portions 5 alined in the same plane and thrown is a perforation ll by which the eyelet l) is soon to the fabric of the garment as in the case of-tho button The middle portion of the strip is raised or projected somewhat outward from the plane of the end portions so as to form a space or (OllCflYll/Y 7 hetween its underside and the underside of the end portions 5 for strengthening the'eyelet Z1 and at the same time forming a pocket thereat for receiving the head 3 of the hutton (t as hereinafter more particularly referred to.

Through the middle raised portion 5 of the strip is a central perforation or hole 5% which corresponds to but is preferahly, somewhat smaller (liai'netrieally in: 1 the head 3 of the hutton (I. the strip for entire distance between the hole ant ach perforation 6 being split longitudinally as seen par licularly in Fig.3..

The button a and eyelet 7) being sewn to the respective portions of thegarment to he fastened. the head 3 of the button (I is pressed through the central hole 8 of the eyelet 7). and in so doing the split portions of the strip are forced apart until the head 3 has passed through the hole 8 into the space or pocket *7 between the raised middle poi tion 5 and the lahrie. when the split pan tions of the strip by their resiliency close upon the shank 2 and against the shoulder formed by the head ll therewith, as shown in Fig. 7. Wherehy'thc button a and eyelet 7) are locked together and the garment fastoned. (in Withdrawing" the head 3 for an fastening: the button (a from the eyelet 7 the split portions of the strip are returned lay their resiliency to their normal position as seen in lFigga line advantage of my improved fastener is that it can he attaohed to a garment without havingto puncture the fahric for receiving: the shank of the respective parts; which in an ordinary fastener of this class is secured by a. Washer or collar against the inside of the fabric.

1i claim:

In a garment fastener of the character described. an eyelet eons ting of a strip of an "1 material having "and portions alined to each other in the same plane, and ive ly and means for attaching the eyelet a midclle port-ion projeciing from and paralto file garment. 161150 the and portions, the said middle por- X T g T tion having a central opening therethrough I PEREZ U BJCMUB and the said strip being split longitudinally Witnesses:

for the entire distance between the said EDWARD 'W. Fmmnm, openmg and the smd end pov'mons respec- I EDWARD F. LEESON 

